Not long ago, on Whole Cake Island.
The Big Mom specifically recalled four of her Sweet Commanders.
That's right, at this time, the Big Mom Pirates actually had four Sweet Commanders.
Besides Katakuri, Cracker, and Smoothie, there's also Snack!
Of course, in most people's eyes, Snack doesn't actually have the strength of Sweet Commanders. His bounty is only 600 million, and his strength is probably only comparable to Fuzman in Kaido Pirates.
And indeed, as it turns out, after Luffy and his generation of Supernova entered the New World...
Snack lost his title of Sweet Commanders after being defeated by the Mad Monk Urouge, and became just an ordinary Minister of Confectionery.
There are also rumors that Snack wasn't dismissed after just one defeat, because Kid had also defeated a Sweet Commanders.
Of course, there is another theory that Kid defeated Cookie Man, who was hidden outside by Sweet Commanders Cracker.
In short, Kaido would never take someone like Charlotte Snack seriously.
However, at least for now, Snack still holds a considerable position within Big Mom Pirates.
Back on Whole Cake Island, Snack, carrying his long sword, arrived at the family's main gathering place with a smile.
At this moment, Katakuri and Cracker were already seated in their respective positions, leaving only Smoothie still unable to return.
Seeing Snack walk in, Cracker's biscuit man raised his head disdainfully, not bothering to acknowledge him at all.
This guy, who couldn't even get Cracker to fight in his true form, was simply not a threat to Cracker.
Katakuri, on the other hand, nodded indifferently, as if to greet Snack.
Snack didn't dare express his dissatisfaction with Cracker. He quickly bowed to thank Katakuri for his welcome, then sat down in his seat with a smile.
After waiting for a while, Cracker shook his head in displeasure.
"Hey, how long until Smoothie comes back?"
We can't just stay here waiting for him, can we?
Luckily, Mom was still sleeping. Otherwise, if we had made her wait for us, we might have had to team up to stop her from getting angry again!
At this point, Cracker gave a malicious smile and looked at Snack in the distance.
"It's nothing between the two of us; we're used to this kind of thing. But Snack, you..."
Last time Mom had a bout of addiction, you almost got stomped to death by her. If it happens again, Katakuri might not have another chance to save you!
"I understand, Brother Cracker, hehe!"
Hearing Cracker's words, Snack wasn't particularly embarrassed. He just scratched his head and smiled gently.
After laughing with Cracker, Snack turned to Katakuri, sat down Katakuri, and bowed to him.
"Speaking of which, I have to thank Katakuri for what happened last time. If you hadn't pulled me out of that mess, I probably would have really died at my mother's hands."
"If that's the case, it would be such a shame. I could have contributed to the family for a long time to come."
"Um."
In response to Snack's thanks, Katakuri nodded calmly, indicating that he understood.
Snack was overjoyed to receive such a response, then chuckled and rubbed his head before silently waiting for the remaining two women.
Time passed slowly, and about two hours later, Smoothie's tall figure finally walked in from outside the door.
Looking at the people in the room, Smoothie slapped her thigh.
"Oh, everyone's here, so can we wake Mom up now?"
"You've got some nerve, Smoothie. If you want to wake Mom up, go do it yourself. I don't want to get involved!"
Cracker grunted unhappily, then crossed his arms and continued to wait.
Seeing this, Smoothie shook her head dismissively and sat back down in her seat.
She casually picked up the table in front of her, took the wine glass from it, and threw it on the ground.
Then, by gently twisting the table with both hands, the solid wood table instantly became twisted into a braid, and a considerable amount of liquid flowed out from the twisted table.
After filling a glass with liquid, Smoothie tossed aside the warped table, picked up the glass from the floor, and took a sip.
"Ha!"
After exhaling softly, Smoothie squinted her eyes in satisfaction.
"The fruit juice from the rosewood tree still tastes so delicious and mellow, wouldn't you like to try some?"
"Quiet, let's wait until Mom wakes up before we offer any suggestions!"
Katakuri raised his eyes to interrupt Smoothie's teasing, then crossed his arms, maintaining his indifferent demeanor.
Seeing Katakuri, Smoothie put down her glass and shrugged.
"Tsk tsk, Katakuri- nii, you're still so serious."
You definitely won't be liked by girls, especially young girls!
I heard that Mom proposed marriage to Kaido's daughter for you this time, and so it failed again, right?
I knew it! That tomboy from the Kaido is so young, she'd definitely prefer a man who's more humorous and more loving!
As soon as she finished speaking, Smoothie chuckled twice and downed the rosewood juice in one gulp.
After casually tossing the cup away, she Erlang and lay back on the sofa to rest.
About seven or eight hours later, heavy footsteps, which even sounded like an earthquake, gradually approached.
Upon hearing this voice, Snack immediately sat up straight, and Cracker and Katakuri also became slightly serious.
Smoothie even adjusted her posture, making herself look a bit more serious.
In the distance, the sounds of laughter and noise grew closer, and Katakuri and the others could hear them too.
"Hey, Napoleon, it's you who overslept!"
If you hadn't overslept, we should have left three hours ago!
"Zeus, you bastard, don't talk nonsense! You're the one who overslept!"
Mom is such a punctual girl, how could she possibly oversleep? It's all your fault for being so careless!
"What did you say?!!"
"I said you're undisciplined!!!"
"Alright, alright, Zeus, Napoleon, you two stop arguing!"
"Shut up, Prometheus!!!" x2!
A moment later, Zeus and Napoleon instantly realized what was happening, and then they both looked at the Big Mom, vying to speak.
"I remember now, Mother, the one who overslept was Prometheus!"
"Yes, Mother, it was Prometheus who made the mistake!!!"
With their unwavering support for the enemy, Prometheus was left speechless with despair...
Then, finally, the Big Mom's voice came from afar!
"Okay, okay, Mom understands."
Did Prometheus make a mistake? Well... then, as punishment, you'll have to wake your mother up from now on.
Anyway, let's leave it at that. After all, you're all my good kids.
Stop arguing with each other, because Mom loves every one of you!
Surprisingly, the Big Mom's voice wasn't cruel at all; it even sounded extremely gentle.
Such a sound even caused Katakuri and the others waiting in the main hall to show a moment of filial piety.
Sure enough, when she wasn't angry or craving something, Mom was still the gentlest and most loving mother to her children.
It's just a pity... sigh...
There are no perfect things in the world, and this Big Mom also carries many imperfections.
There was a time when, before the Big Mom's mind became seriously impaired, she truly loved her children.
After all, if a woman doesn't like children, why would she keep having children, even to the point of giving birth to children of every race in the world?
When Big Mom was the chief Rocks Pirates, she was very kind to the younger crew members. Even Kaido's Fish-Fish Fruit was a Big Mom from her...
In short, amidst Katakuri and the others' reminiscences, Charlotte Linlin pushed open the door and walked in wearing slippers.
Upon seeing her four children, whom she was most proud of, she opened her huge mouth and smiled gently.
"My children, your mother is here. It's rare to see all four of you together like this."
Let me see, haha, Katakuri is still as energetic as ever, and Cracker has grown a bit since the last time I saw him.
Smoothie, you're amazing! You already have the same charm I had back then. You're a young woman who could have many children.
How about it, do you want Mom to pick out a few men for you? There are quite a few excellent boys emerging on the sea lately.
Let me think about it. What do you think of Shanks and Beckman from the Red-Haired Pirates? Neither of them seems to be married. Mom can personally propose to them for you!
And then there's the Whitebeard Pirates. Although Newgate is a heartless man who doesn't want to have children with me, many of his sons are exceptionally talented and still unmarried.
He recently had a son who ate the Yami Yami no Mi, right? That guy would be a good match. He's a bit older than you, but that doesn't matter for men, as long as they can still have children.
If you like young people, that is, you like small ones.
Well... okay, I haven't heard of any outstanding young talents lately.
Only one named Gawain was very active, but he was Celestial Dragon, and those were rare Celestial Dragon were willing to venture out to sea!
At this point, the Big Mom's gentle expression vanished slightly, replaced by a greedy glint in her eyes!
Suddenly, she seemed to transform into a different person, licking her lips as she spoke.
"I still lack a Celestial Dragon son, so Smoothie, you absolutely cannot choose Gawain!"
Because Gawain is my prey!
Unless... Hmph, that guy has too many subordinates; even Kaido and I can't fight them one-on-one.
In short, if I ever get the chance to see him, I'll be the first one to propose to him, unless he absolutely refuses, otherwise, Smoothie!!!
The Big Mom's voice suddenly rose considerably.
"Otherwise, Smoothie, you absolutely cannot steal a man from Mom, absolutely not!!!"
Boom!!!
As the Big Mom was speaking, she suddenly raised her right foot and stomped it hard.
Instantly, the floor of the main hall spread out like ripples on a lake, almost lifting the entire floorboards off the ground.
Seeing this, Katakuri frowned and swiftly pressed his hands to the ground.
In an instant, the surrounding ground turned into soft, chewy mochi, which saved the Big Mom Pirates some renovation costs.
At the same time, Smoothie stood up abruptly.
"Mom, what are you saying?!"
As she spoke, Smoothie couldn't help but roll her eyes. How could she possibly compete with you for a man, especially since the other party was Celestial Dragon was more difficult to deal with than a hedgehog or a porcupine!
Although that guy seems pretty good, he accomplished the feat of defeating a naval hero and killing Golden Lion Shiki at a young age.
But being Celestial Dragon means that many things are impossible!
Thinking this, Smoothie rolled her eyes and gave the Big Mom a good talking-to, finally calming her down from her near-madness.
Although the Big Mom had a short temper, she could control most of her temper except when she was hungry.
With all the Sweet Commanders of the pirate crew gathered to persuade her, Big Mom quickly calmed down, then revealed her gentle smile again and sat down in the main seat.
Only after she sat down did she seem to remember something and suddenly look at Snack.
"Oh, and you, Snack, has your strength increased recently?"
"I..."
"Forget it, you're not young anymore, whether you grow or not, you'll still look the same."
Enough of that, let's talk about something related to the Beasts Pirates.
According to intelligence, Gawain's ship has been missing from the sky for over a week.
I bet it won't be long before they're able to invade our Whole Cake Island!
"I..." Snack was on the verge of tears. He felt he should be under the car, not inside it.
It seems like there's no place for him in this room.
At the same time, as expected, everyone ignored Snack and began talking about Gawain's situation.
Cracker didn't take the disappearance of Gawain's fleet to heart. His attitude was that Gawain would never dare to invade the territory of Four Emperors so easily, because he felt that Gawain wouldn't dare.
Compared to him, Katakuri was much calmer, and he pointed out a fact, which was...
If Gawain were to attack, based on Gawain apparent strength, we would have absolutely no chance of stopping Gawain assault.
So, the not-so-hungry Big Mom then briefly discussed the issue of seeking reinforcements with the Sweet Commanders.
Like Kaido, they all quickly realized the necessity of seeking help, and then had an in-depth discussion about the embarrassment involved.
The Big Mom patted Zeus with displeasure and spoke to her sons with slightly agitated emotions.
"When Roger became the Pirate King, my mother did not team up with Kaido!"
Even when Whitebeard was hailed as the world's greatest man, Mom still hadn't joined forces with Kaido!
Even when the Shichibukai were just formed, Kaido proposed to join forces to teach the World Government a lesson, I still didn't join forces!
If I can do something myself, why can't I? I don't want to rely on those damn stinking men!
Do you really expect me to be so intimidated by a Celestial Dragon has only been at sea for a year, that I would actually ask Kaido for help?
How could I... wait?
Bubbles~~~.
The Big Mom's words were interrupted by the Den Den Mushi, and she took the Den Den Mushi that had turned into Kaido's face, slightly confused.
The moment the call connected, the Den Den Den Mushi with Kaido's face instantly changed its appearance; two band-aids appeared on its normally ferocious face...
Upon seeing the Den Den Mushi, the Big Mom paused for a moment, then quickly regained her gentle demeanor.
Seeing Kaido's injury, Big Mom immediately understood.
In this round, I'm definitely not the one who'll lose face!!!
And so, not long after.
Just as Katakuri stepped out of the mirror tunnel, he was startled by the shockwave rushing towards him!
Although startled, Katakuri reacted quickly, pressing his hands to the ground and turning it into mochi to protect the area around the mirror passage.
After the shockwave finally dissipated, the smell of gunpowder quickly spread.
He then withdrew the glutinous rice defense and charged ahead through the dust.
Standing in the sky, Katakuri frowned and silently looked at the Dark Bird Ship, which remained in a standoff in the distance.
Katakuri's eyes lit up as he looked at the figures standing at the bow of the Dark Bird Ship, and he smiled.
"What a terrifying lineup! No wonder even Kaido had to swallow his pride and ask for help!"
Sigh... I hope my younger siblings won't suffer too much damage in this war...